Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park — Attraction in Seattle

I grew up in a mixed family as a preteen and adolescent during the 60s and '70s. We lived in Long Beach CA. My stepfather and primary male role model, L.T., was (God rest his soul) a black man who grew up on the same land where his great great grandparents were enslaved in Williamsburg VA. He was not a bigoted man and had huge capacity for love. LA County was one of the most racially charged places on the planet where a white woman married to a black man had no choice but to live in a black neighborhood. Our family followed Dr Martin Luther King Jr throughout his ministry and his dream was our dream. For most people under 65 years of age his dream of inclusive unconditional universal love has become cliche. The dream of living in peace and love is gone and has been replaced with hatred. I go to MLK Memorial Park at least twice a month to pray and reflect in this beautiful outdoor setting. More often than not there is no one else. The 4 star rating is because the city does an extremely poor job maintaining the fountain and reflection pool. There are no conveniences such as restrooms, water fountains, playgrounds, picnic areas, or pet areas. It is local to the Blue Dog Pond off leash area and the tennis center. ALL LIVES OF THE IMPOVERISHED MATTER! Identify as an American first! And as white, native, black, hispanic/latino, islander, asian, jewish, islamic, christian, etc. second. These pronouns focus on our differences and create division. I am American before all else! That is my nomenclature throughout the world. That is except here in the U.S. Our enemies do not apply pronouns as they attempt take away our freedom and liberty. It's time to build a Nation of inclusiveness, unconditional universal love, and equitable prosperity. A Nation divided falls. Sorry about the soapbox but these are some of the things I think about when I...

Yea This park was the beganning of a lyfe that didnt come Ez. Brick by Brick I was boycotted by my own people Eddie Rye....But too be here and know that my back when into such a place ask me why I keep this look on my face....Construction 35 years now Im retired and can sit back and enjoy it with all my kids too come....We tend too forget about all that was before Us ans just think of self. As for myself I choose too understand why im here and what my job has been sence ive been here and the path He's givin you and someone gave you that right too sit there. So dont sit there as if its a right of untitlement its a right so why is that your still there and not movin..."still dose mean no...

08/12/23: To me, it is a very historical and honorable park since it honors Dr. King’s life. It is upsetting that I saw too many ducks 🦆 poops here on the memos and around the parks. Hopefully, we can clean up to return back the beautiful original state of the park. I feel relaxed and enjoyable during my visit and also take a good time to read through his life and movements. I feel fortunate to visit this...